Mine is a 74 Super identical to the one in the video. Carrying 200 pounds on the roof is different to pulling maybe 900 pounds with the roof. It would probably distort.

The roof is not designed to take towing forces. I wouldn't do that to my Bug!

Small 4x4 that carrys four people and work offroad with a low range gearbox. Must be small enough to be easy to park in the city and return decent fuel economy. Around 13 foot long and 5 feet wide roughly. The Suzuki Jimny and Land Rover Defender 90 fill this niche in other countries. Maybe that new Renegade will…

Carburettor. A device that mixes fuel into the air with all the approximation of a toddler dripping milk on your rug from a sippy cup. They existed before manufacturers realized they could use electronic squirt bottles instead of sippy cups (Fuel Injection). On the upside, a carburettor can be rebuilt in the…

Yes, true. :)

All you need is a hidden cutoff for the fuel pump. Thief starts the car. Drives half a block. The carb is now empty of fuel and the engine conks out. The thief assumes the old shitter has broken down. Win.

It's probably the Pajero that most contries get. Not body-on-frame but it does have low range and decent off road ability.

As the owner of an R51 I hate those R52 Pathfinders. Horrible overbloated useless things. My 2009 R51 Diesel has 135,000 on the clock now and is still going strong. I hear R52 transmissions last about as long as an ice-cream on a hot pavement.

In some countries there are substantial tax advantages in leasing. In Australia you pay for your fuel, tyres, maintenance and finance payments pre-tax. You also get a fleet discount on the price of the car in the first place, and you don't pay Sales Tax. You do pay an extra "fringe benefits tax" but if you are on a…

A Mustang costs about $100K as a grey import right now in Australia. They will be $50-70K depending on spec when officially released here late this year. So The Chinese prices are not so off-the-planet after all.

This is right up there with "Slight overheating problem, just needs a thermostat." Which usually means the valve cover is full of mayonnaise, the sump is full of coolant and the head is bent like a boomerang!

Not true. AMI never produced a Corona pickup. A handful of RT46 Corona (Not Mk11) pickups were imported for local sale. The only 1968-71 Corona Mk11 sold in Aus was 900-1000 RT72 hardtops, fully imported from Japan. No wagons, no sedans.

In 1996 my parents were shopping for a new car. I was visiting on holidays so I detailed the 86 Tercel 4x4 for them and we went looking. While they were test driving a Hyundai the dealer was appraising my dad's Tercel. I just hung around the used car lot browsing. I was astonished to see a used car salesman…

Yes, looks more like a Moke to me. The Australian Army did use Mokes.

Not Christmas, but I received a clean 1968 Mini for my 16th birthday. That was in 1990 when a good road-legal Mini was $1500-2500 in Australia. (If you wanted a really nice Mk1 Cooper S, they were about $6000...)

It's the UK way. They tow cars for the most flimsy reasons. A mate had his crappy Mk11 Golf legally parked outside his home and went on holiday to Spain. Someone broke into it and left the door open. The police claimed they tried to call him, yet there was no calls on his mobile (international roaming in Spain) or…

I bought a new Nissan Pathfinder ST (base) five years ago. I wasn't paying extra for ST-L. What was the difference? Front fogs, six stack CD, Audio controls on the steering wheel, six speakers instead of four, slightly nicer cloth trim, roof rack rails, 17inch wheels instead of 16 and separate rear air con…

I would have just posted "Too bad, you snooze, you lose." Forum wankers are the pits.

Exactly. They are bogan (redneck) rubbish. If someone is being a dick on the road, 99% of the time it's a Commodore driver.

Low range plus more weight. Winning!